Church Partner Resources

Alphabetized List of Available Resources - Private Library 

1. “A Quick Ministry Evaluation Tool” - Video, PDF - Sports, Rec, & Fitness Ministers can use this tool to get started evaluating. 

2. “Brief - A Powerful Framework for Gospel-Centered SRF Ministry” - Video, PDFs - This resource will be a powerful tool to help you launch a sports ministry or build upon a current one. 

3. “Full SLT Breakdownn - A Powerfurl Framework for Gospel-Centered SRF Ministry” - Video, PDFs - Explore this powerful framework for a Gospel-Centered Sports Ministry. MVPS is the key to providing structure and organization to your ministry that will lead to fruitful impact for the kingdom. 

4. “Coach Development 2.0” - Video, PDFs - Explore this framework for developing coaches through Knowledge, Skill, and Character. See how Structure, Curriculum, and Environment work together to form gospel-centered coaches who integrate sports into the Gospel and create lasting transformation.

5. “Does God Care Who Wins?” - Video, PDFs - If you want to start up a stimulating conversation, ask the question, "Does God care who wins?"

6. “For the Love of the Game” - Video, PDFs - A perfect resource for anyone involved in the world of sport, providing clarity on redeeming sports through a biblical and practical framework.

7. “God’s Design for Sports, Rec,& Fitness” - Video - If you have ever wrestled with questions like, “Is it wrong to play to win?" or "Are sports and competition really good for us?" at the heart of these questions is the following question - "Where do sports, rec, and fitness fit into the gospel?"  

8. “Ideal Coach” - PDF - A model to help evaluate and train coaches in Knowledge, Skill, and Character for effective sports ministry.

9. “Ideal Sports Minister” - PDF - What does the Ideal Sports Minister look like? A resource for training, development and assessments.

10. “SLT Devotional - Adult Basketball” - PDF - This 9 week series was written by the MAC Staff at First Woodway Baptist Church in Waco, TX.  This series traces basketball through the Creation, Fall, Redemption, Consummation movements of the Gospel. 

11. “SLT Devotionals - Explained” - Article - An explanation of the reasons behind the development and utilization of SLT Devotionals.

12. “SLT Youth Flag Football Devotional” - PDF - This eight week series integrates flag football, Life, and Truth.  

13. “SLT Youth Soccer Devotional” - PDF - This 8 week devotional integrates soccer, life and truth.  

14. “SLT Youth Sport Generic” - PDF - This nine week devotional from REDEEMER SPORTS in Cumming, GA can be used in any youth sport.  

15. “Sports, Rec, & Fitness Ministry 2.0” - Video, PDFs - Sports, Rec, and Fitness Ministry 2.0 is an enhanced view of Sports, Rec, & Fitness Ministry that will give you greater vision, greater value, and greater wisdom in SRF. 

16. “The Strategic Power of Sports” - PDF - Discover how sports serve as a universal bridge to connect people and a life laboratory for character formation. Reframe athletics to look beyond winning at all costs and reflect grace, integrity, and faith on and off the field.

17. “The Wheel” - PDF - A framework for evaluating Gospel-Centered SRF ministry effectiveness beyond just numbers.

18. “What is God’s design for SRF after the Fall?” - Video - If you have ever wondered what God's original intent was for SRF or the path to redeeming SRF, this resource addresses those questions.

19. “What is the Gospel?” - PDF - If you asked your coaches this question, what would be the answer or answers.  This resource remind us of the scope of the gospel, that it is as big as new creation and as small as you and me.

20. “Why Are You Coaching?” - Video - This message dives into this important question and is great for coaches training - either viewed during that training or before - or for embedding on your website for coaches to view.

21. “Why Does God Want You to Coach?” - Video - This short but inspiring video is great to show at a coach training or to send out to your coaches for encouragement.